Chapter 5
March 24th, 2009
Returning from the relaxation of Paris, we were rudely awakened by the disrupting reality of what was awaiting us back in Dublin: St. Patrick’s Day Madness!!! Don’t get us wrong, we were STOKED to spend such an historical day in the country of its origin, however our house was transformed into a youth hostel—nothing like the one we’d just stayed in. These guests were nothing like the 12 and under we were exposed to before but rather 20 college kids in one house eager to explore the Irish culture and its nightlife!
It’s all basically a haze, especially since Emma’s family was visiting at the same time AND our roommate welcomed the celebration of his 21st birthday the night before St. Patty’s but Dublin doesn’t fool around with tradition! The streets were a sea of green and it was basically impossible not to bump in to some stumbling pedestrian who’d been drinking the good stuff since the early am. Temple Bar. Insane. Lots of People. Lots of green. Lots of Guinness. The pubs were overflowing with animated leprechaun lovers excited to perpetually celebrate the holiday Irish-style! Almost better than the parade itself was the carnival festivities located in Merrion Square—mere blocks away from our comfy abode (nobody stalk us, please). It was catered towards a more familial, younger crowd, but even so we enjoyed a nice dollop of ice cream and a lovely stroll in the brilliant weather!!! Dublin sure delivered on the weather and it was a delight to show our guests how accommodating the weather is to visiting foreigners. Springtime in Dublin is a beaut!
As much as we enjoyed the holiday it was a relief to have the calm return after the storm. We prefer the city sans-tourists and delight in having oxygen once more after the six dwellers that occupied our floor vacated.
Honestly, it was quite difficult to return today back to collegiate lifestyle. Darn you, responsibility! Even so, we both have grown quite fond of the campus, our radio show (odd we never mentioned this before, but we have a radio show on Belfield FM titled Queens of the Airwaves –aka… US! Do tune in every Tuesday 6-7 pm. We are now officially on the FM frequency. Thanks for the plug, UCD Bloggers!), and the bi-weekly meetings provided by the study abroad Quinn school (free info and free FOOD and COFFEE!).
Slan!
Tune in next time for more lasting impressions of our impressions of Dublin!
E and C
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